Akasaka Area Guide

The area around Akasaka Station, Chiyoda Line, Akasaka-mitsuke Station, Ginza Line / Marunouchi Line, and Tameike-sanno Station, Nonboku Line / Ginza Line

The address included: Akasaka, Moto-Akasaka, and Toranomon in Minato-ku, Nagatacho and Kioicho in Chiyoda-ku

This area is developed around Akasaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and Akasaka-Mitsuke Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Marunouchi Line. The area is adjacent to the governmental districts of Nagatacho and Kasumigaseki, where Japanese governmental institutes including the National Diet Building and the central functions of politics gather, and there are also many notable hotels in the area.

The commercial complexes such as ARK HILLS, Akasaka Sacas, Akasaka Garden City, and Tokyo Midtown reside here and attract a lot of tourists. Hilly landscapes are seen around the area and quiet environments with abundant greens such as Akasaka Goyochi (Akasaka Detached Palace) and the garden of the Hotel New Otani are adjacent to the area.

The area also serves as an entertainment district where higher end dining places such as Korean restaurants and traditional Japanese restaurants, bars and other drinking places gather.

Many foreign companies establish their head office functions here and many embassies including the American embassy are also found here.

Hotel-like large scale tower apartments are concentrated in this area.

One step away from the street and behind Tokyo Midtown, a quiet high class residential area with low-rise apartments called Hikawacho lies. The cityscape is full of green and with a rich history centered around the Hikawa Shrine.

Wards(Ku) Akasaka is located

Minato-ku

It is a center of business activities where many headquarters gather. Many foreign corporations and embassies are found in this area. In addition, there are many foreign residents; which makes this area quite international. The commercial and entertainment districts such as Roppongi, Azabu-Juban and Odaiba are also popular.